Caleb Gordon

Caleb Gordon

International Post-doctoral Fellow

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Ornithologist/Consultant/Texas Branch Manager/Latin America Group Leader at WEST, Inc

  • Education

    • Williams College

      1987 - 1991
      Bachelor of Arts Biology, General
    • University of Arizona

      1994 - 1999
      Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Experience

    • National Science Foundation

      Jan 2000 - Dec 2000
      International Post-doctoral Fellow

      Conducted research on the persistence of cloud forest bird and beetle taxa within coffee plantations across a gradient of coffee agroecosystem vegetation structure, from highly complex and forest-like to open sun coffee monoculture. Helped create "Biocafe," a multi-investigator research group focused on coffee agroecology and conservation biology, based at the Instituto de Ecologia, A., C. in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico

    • Lake Forest College

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2008
      Assistant Professor of Biology

      Taught courses in ecology, evolutionary biology, tropical ecology, and environmental studies. Conducted mist-netting based research on "stopover ecology" of migratory songbirds

    • Pandion Systems

      Aug 2008 - Jan 2011
      Ornithologist/Consultant

      Ornithology/wildlife ecology consulting for clients in private sector and government. Environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, research, and permitting studies. Focus on wind energy sector with specializations in offshore and international.

    • Normandeau Associates, Inc.

      Jan 2011 - Mar 2013
      Ornithologist/Consultant

      Ornithology/wildlife ecology consulting for clients in private sector and government. Environmental impact assessment, risk assessment, research, and permitting studies. Focus on wind energy sector with specializations in offshore and international.

    • Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc.

      Mar 2013 - now
      Ornithologist/Consultant/Texas Branch Manager

      Ornithology/Wildlife Biology consulting and project management. Focus on wind-wildlife interactions consulting for private industry and government, as well as threatened and endangered species and other wildlife impact issues in Texas. More broadly focused on wildlife impact assessment for large development projects, particularly in energy sector. Specializations in offshore and international.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Master Bird Bander

      US Bird Banding Laboratory (USGS)